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College football: Utes join BYU in football polls
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Can we get TCU ranked? They have Texas coming up.
I love college football.
Good job Utes and Cougars. Keep you heads on straight and stay focused.
Sorry about the twinkies comment, they really are an excellent health food.
I am pretty sure, though I don't have the time to research it, that over the past 10 games EVERY game between BYU and Utah, with the exception of one, has been close - decided in the last few minutes or so of the game. If that is the case, BYU is 4 plays away from being 9-1 against the Utes.
Other than being a great rivalry, what it really shows is that Utah has finally reached a level where they can compete with BYU, after a 20 year or so hiatus.
It also shows the character of each team by their ability to win the big game - when the game is on the line.
Over the past 10 to 15 years I don't think there has been a better rivalry anywhere.
For all of the immature BYU fans, show a little class and stop with the name calling.
Great win Utah over one of the most storied teams in one of the most storied venues in college football. Even though Michigan may be down a little, and Utah nearly threw the game away in the second half, it's still an important win for Utah and for the MWC.
Welcome to the Top 25. The Utes deserve to be here. Let's hope both BYU and Utah can stay there the rest of the season.
Now it's time for BYU to step it up and do their part by beating Washington in Seattle.
Let's move it to the top 100 and get three Utah teams ranked.
As for the public school system, I don't think their's a problem in Utah. My wife and I went to public schools and we turned out well. Both our kids go to public schools and they're doing well. They real problem is the amount of parents who take no interest in their kids schooling and don't instill a desire to learn.
If it comes, turn down the BCS bowl bid cuz you don't need that rigged system to be successful. Championships should be won by players on the field. If the BCS worked, college BBall would have one too!
So what!
National Championships, Super Bowls, Olympic Gold Medals, are often decided by the slimmest of margins. The ONLY thing that really matters, however, is the final outcome. Did you win or did you lose? ALMOST winning, means you LOST. PERIOD.
It doesn't matter if it was by one point as time expired or by 50 points.
Close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades.
What is valuable to the state is what adds to the well being of the people of the state. Beauty, accomplishment, art, sports don't necessarily put any money in anyones pocket. But, they make life fun and worth living and give those of us who love those things something too look forward to.
Fall colors, cool weather, and two teams in the top 25! It doesn't get any better than that.
How about this: Texas A and M is playing at New Mexico this week. A & M fans are worried about the game, and are talking about how New Mexico has been to four straight bowl games. They are taking the Lobos very seriously.
Of course they should, as they got beat at home last Saturday by Arkansas State.
This could be the year that MWC gets the national respect it has been seeking for its football programs.
For BYU, they need to break the bad habit of losing early non-conference road games to teams they are superior to. Washington just got shelled by an Oregon team ranked lower than BYU. BYU should do the same.
For Utah, they need to stay motivated for the little games. They have won more games against BCS shools this decade but usually follow it with a loss to a lousy team that gets overlooked. Overlooking an opponent has been very costly for Utah the last few years. The losses have nothing to do with injuries, penalties or anything else.
And thanks to the blogger who wrote about one play changing the outcome for the other team to win. It didn't happen. Move on! I have been to the last 3 BYU-Utah games and have seen both ends of the joy/pain that comes from those games. There is nothing better than beating your nemesis and we have one of the best rivalries in all of college football. The ups and downs are what make it so much more fun. Dominance gets boring!
GO Utes! Let's get UNLV.
On the other hand, lack of serious injuries is what allowed the 2004 Utah team to excell. All 22 starters who started the season finished the season as starters.
Playing with injuries all depends on how serious the injury is and the individual athlete's toughness and threshold of pain.
Injuries are the biggest "luck" factor in football.
Injuries still don't explain what happened to Utah from UCLA ---> UNLV in one week.
I'm no expert; but it looks like November is going to be a great game if both teams bring their A game.
Two teams in the top 25 ... keep it up guys!
I agree with the post. I can't explain UNLV last year (other than the fact that UCLA saw the emergence of a host of freshmen, who appear to have overlooked UNLV--a mistake that didn't happen again last year). I know a lot of UNLV fans who expect the same result this week. I hope they are disappointed. I think the Utes remember the 2007 game in Sam Boyd Stadium and are not going let it be a repeat. I think they also remember the disaster against the Beavers in Corvallis and are looking for revenge in that game as well.
"Utah had legitimate, serious injury problems last season. BYU will be in just as much trouble this season if Max goes down."
BYU has had legitimate, serious injury problems already, not to mention the academic absense of Manase Tonga. It was obvious that Austin Collie was not playing at full speed last weekend, and the running game was less effective without Tonga or Vakapuna (held out of the game by Mendenhall). But you're right, if Hall gets hurt bad, BYU is in big trouble. But the kid is tough -- he played through the last few games of the season with the same shoulder injury that benched Utah's Johnson.
I hope that both QB's stay healthy this year and meet with a BCS bowl on the line.
9 of 10? Uh, tell me again who it was they lost to? Yep, thought so.
Funny how BYU can say they have an 11 game win streak going and utah tries to make theirs sound like a win streak: "We've won 9 of our last 10". Hilarious!
Utah - 2 (Louisville, Michigan)
BYU - 0
BYU - 11 (longest in the country)
Utah - 2
Hopefully, he and Max will both avoid the injury bug this season so that both teams can be at full strength on November 22nd.
Good luck rebuilding the rest of this year.
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Interesting note: BYU is five plays away from 0-10 against Utah over the last ten years.
1998 - botched last second chip-shot FG by Utah - BYU wins by 26-24
2000 - Brandon Doman converts 4 and 17 in last minute with BYU trailing by one - Cougars score TD 2 plays later; TD and 2 pt. conversion 34-27
2001 - Utah fails to convert third and short at mid-field to run out clock - Staley run ensues 24-21
2006 - Harline TD last play 33-31
2007 - 4 and 18 conversion, TD and 2-pt. conversion give BYU 17-10 win
So, 5-5 over the last ten years making for a great rivalry.